# 雩

| 雩 | U+96E9, &#38633; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96E9 |
| ← 雨 [U+96E8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 雪 → [U+96EA] |

## Translingual
### Han character

雩 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+3, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月一一尸 (MBMMS), four-corner 1072$_7$, composition ⿱⻗亏)

#### Derived characters

* 𠻢, 𱗫, 嫮, 嶀, 摴, 𨖜, 樗, 㻬, 𱴭, 𦉏, 謣, 𰶀, 𨬆, 鄠, 𲉹, 𩅞, 𪄮

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1371, character 25
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42212
* Dae Jaweon: page 1878, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4057, character 4
* Unihan data for U+96E9

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 雩 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 侉 | *qaːls |
| 夸 | *kʰʷraː |
| 姱 | *kʰʷraː |
| 胯 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 跨 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 誇 | *kʰʷraː |
| 垮 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 銙 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 骻 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 咵 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 釫 | *ɢʷraː, *qʷaː |
| 摦 | *ɡʷraːs |
| 鮬 | *pɢʷaː, *kʰʷaː |
| 嶀 | *qʰʷl'aː |
| 扝 | *kʰʷaː, *qʷaː |
| 刳 | *kʰʷaː |
| 郀 | *kʰʷaː |
| 挎 | *kʰʷaː |
| 袴 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 絝 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 褲 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 恗 | *qʰaː |
| 洿 | *ɡʷaːʔ, *qʷaː |
| 瓠 | *ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs |
| 鄠 | *ɢʷlaːʔ |
| 污 | *qʷaː, *qʷaːs |
| 杇 | *qʷaː |
| 圬 | *qʷaː |
| 鴮 | *qʷaː |
| 盓 | *qʷaː |
| 汙 | *qʷaːs, *ɢʷa |
| 樗 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 摴 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 荂 | *pqʰʷa, *qʰʷa |
| 雩 | *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla |
| 吁 | *qʰʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 盱 | *qʰʷa |
| 訏 | *qʰʷa |
| 扜 | *qʰʷa, *qʷa |
| 旴 | *qʰʷa |
| 冔 | *qʰʷaʔ |
| 紆 | *qʷa |
| 陓 | *qʷa |
| 迂 | *qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa |
| 虶 | *qʷa |
| 于 | *ɢʷa |
| 盂 | *ɢʷa |
| 竽 | *ɢʷa |
| 邘 | *ɢʷa |
| 玗 | *ɢʷa |
| 芋 | *ɢʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 杅 | *ɢʷa |
| 釪 | *ɢʷa |
| 骬 | *ɢʷa |
| 謣 | *ɢʷla |
| 宇 | *ɢʷaʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 于 (OC *ɢʷa).

### Etymology 1

A 平聲／平声 (píngshēng) noun derived from 雨 (OC *ɢʷaʔ, “to rain”), possibly through back-formation (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yú (yu$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu$^4$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): u$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yú
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yú
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^2$
*** Yale: yú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yu
*** Palladius: юй (juj)
*** Sinological IPA : /y³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyu$^4$
*** Yale: yùh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jy$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyː²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: u$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: u
*** Sinological IPA : /u³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yu
*** MiniDict: yu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhy
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²³/
* Middle Chinese: hju
Rime :
| Character | 雩 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 羽俱切 |
| Baxter | hju |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦɨo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦio/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣio/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣio/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jyu$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷ(r)a/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷla/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 雩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yú |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hju › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷ(r)a/ |
| English | sacrifice for rain |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 雩 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 15717 |
| Phonetic component | 于 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 于 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷla/ |

#### Definitions

雩
* (historical) sacrifice with prayer and dance for rain

#### Compounds

* 舞雩 (wǔyú)
* 雩壇 / 雩坛
* 雩山
* 雩帝
* 雩祀
* 雩祭 (yújì)
* 雩都 (Yúdū)

### Etymology 2

Preserved in many modern Wu dialects, as well as a few neighbouring Huizhou and Jianghuai Mandarin dialects, as 鱟 (Xiang, 2014).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yù (yu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yù
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yù
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^4$
*** Yale: yù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
*** Palladius: юй (juj)
*** Sinological IPA : /y⁵¹/

#### Definitions

雩
* (obsolete) rainbow

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 虹, 螮蝀, 雩, 隮 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彩虹, 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 七彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 虹, 大虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 虹, 紅虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Wuchang (Yingchengzi) | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 彩虹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Xianxian (Xiaoying) | 彩虹, 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Rizhao | 虹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 虹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang (Xianhe, Hanbin) | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe (Maoping) | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 彩虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tongxin | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanchi | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Longde | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jingyuan | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Qimen (Anling; Junhua) | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 虹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yongning (Najiahu) | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Wuzhong | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 彩虹, 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi (Xigou) | 彩虹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi (Changshanzi) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 虹, 天橋, 彩虹, 天龍 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu (Xindu) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Muli | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 虹, 曬虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 虹, 虹濟水 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 龍虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 龍虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 龍虹 dated, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Pingtang) | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangzhou (Nalu) | 虹槓東 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 虹, 螞蟥幹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 虹, 馬雲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shiquan | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Ziyang | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 虹吃水, 龍虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 老虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 老虹, 彩虹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 老虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 鱟, 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zongyang | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 虹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Jinhua (Shuiduiji) | 虹 |
| Mandarin | Jiangshan (Nianbadu) | 虹 |
| Mandarin | Kaihua (Huabu) | 虹 |
| Mandarin | Yushan (Huaiyu) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 虹, 天虹, 龍拱 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 彩虹, 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 龍虹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鑊耳龍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 拱篷 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鑊耳龍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 虹拱 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 播虹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 龍孔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 龍孔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 叫虹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鑊耳, 水拱 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鑊耳, 水虹, 水拱 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 龍生水, 鑊耳虹, 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鑊耳龍, 水拱 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鑊耳龍 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 虹, 龍 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 汗龍 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 旱龍 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 破篷 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 湴更 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 虹, 雙虹 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou (Longxu) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 天虹, 虹 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 拱 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan (Danzhu) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 龍 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu | 湴界, 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 虹, 雙虹 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 天虹, 虹, 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiaodong) | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Nasi) | 龐虹 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 天虹, 天橋 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 拱 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 拱 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 拱 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 篷拱 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Fusui (Qujiu) | 蛤筒食水 |
| Cantonese | Lingchuan (Yangjia) | 龍虹 |
| Cantonese | Pingle (Majia) | 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Pingle (Shuishan) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 天虹 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 彩虹, 彩龍 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 龍拱 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 彩虹 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 天弓 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 虹 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 鑊耳虹 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 虹 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 虹 |
| Gan | Pengze | 虹 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 虹 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 天虹, 天吊, 虹 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 虹 |
| Gan | Guixi | 虹 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Liuhuang) | 彩虹, 虹仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 彩虹, 青里 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 天弓食水 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 龍 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 天虹 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 弓 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 彩虹 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Changting | 虹 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 虹 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 天門神 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 虹 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 虹 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 虹 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 虹 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 虹 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 天虹 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 虹 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天弓, 虹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Daluguan, Gaoshu; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Jiadong; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 天公虹 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 天公降水 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Longtan) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 天公食水 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 天公食水 |
| Hakka | Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 虹 |
| Hakka | Lipu (Shuangduitun) | 彩虹 |
| Hakka | Lipu (Dashigu) | 彩虹, 月龍 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 彩龍 |
| Hakka | Guidong | 天虹 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longtan) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shiling) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longwang) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shibantan) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict) | 天弓, 虹 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 天弓, 彩虹 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 弓 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Mempawah (Meixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Medan (Metal - Meixian) | 彩虹 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 天弓 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 彩虹 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 彩虹, 天弓 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 弓 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 弓 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 日頭紅虹, 虹 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Huizhou | Shexian (Xianggao) | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Shexian (Daguyun) | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Qimen (Anling; Minhua) | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 虹 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 彩虹 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 虹 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 虹 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 虹 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 虹 |
| Jin | Datong | 虹 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 虹 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 虹 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 虹 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 虹 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 虹 |
| Jin | Linhe | 虹 |
| Jin | Jining | 虹 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 虹 |
| Jin | Baotou | 虹 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 虹 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 虹 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 虹 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 虹 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 虹 |
| Jin | Handan | 虹 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 虹 |
| Jin | Suide | 虹, 水罐 |
| Jin | Zizhou | 水罐 |
| Jin | Mizhi | 虹 |
| Jin | Jiaxian | 虹 |
| Jin | Wubu | 水罐子 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 虹 |
| Jin | Fugu | 罐 |
| Jin | Yulin | 虹 |
| Jin | Yulin (Hengshan) | 虹 |
| Jin | Jingbian | 虹 |
| Jin | Yan'an | 虹 |
| Jin | Yan'an (Ansai) | 虹 |
| Jin | Ganquan | 虹 |
| Jin | Zhidan | 虹 |
| Jin | Wuqi | 虹 |
| Jin | Qingjian | 虹 |
| Jin | Zichang | 虹 |
| Jin | Yanchuan | 虹 |
| Jin | Yanchang | 吊水罐罐 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jiande | 鱟 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jinhua | 鱟 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 鱟 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Tunxi | 虹 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 虹 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 虹 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 虹 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 虹, 攔溪仔 dated |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 虹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 虹 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 虹 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 虹 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 虹 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 彩虹 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 天虹 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Pingtian) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Xiaowen) | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Dongsheng) | 發紅雲 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 龍公 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 龍, 天橋 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 天虹 |
| Southern Min | Renhua (Changshabei) | 天虹 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 龍, 虹 |
| Southern Min | Yuhuan (Kanmen) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 虹, 彩虹 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 彩虹 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 虹 |
| Southern Min | Wanning | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 虹 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 虹 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 虹 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 虹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 播虹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 跨篷 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Gejiayuan) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Zhegulu) | 虹, 拱橋 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Silian) | 虹, 天虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xiuxiang) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Sucun) | 虹, 幹筒 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 虹, 龍虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Hengzhou (Baihe) | 龐虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Liucheng (Yangmei) | 虹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Luocheng (Niubi) | 長虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dabu) | 雨界 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Yangjia) | 龍 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Qianjing) | 雨虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) | 江東龍, 龍虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Huangsha, Lingui) | 龍虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) | 天龍, 彩圈 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gaoqiao) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gudong) | 龍虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 彩虹, 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gongping) | 龍虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guanyang (Guanyinge) | 龍虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Pingle (Zhangjia) | 虹 |
| Northern Pinghua | Yangshuo (Putao) | 雨虹 |
| Shehua | Ningde | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Zhouning | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Xiapu | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Shouning | 虹 |
| Shehua | Gutian | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Yanshan (Taiyuan) | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蛟龍 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蛟龍 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 螞蟥雲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 虹, 彩虹, 鱟 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鱟 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鱟, 彩虹, 虹 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 彩虹, 虹, 鱟 |
| Wu | Danyang | 虹 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鱟, 彩虹 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 鱟 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鱟, 虹 |
| Wu | Linhai | 鱟 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 鱟 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 鱟 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鱟 |
| Wu | Songyang (Gushi) | 鱟 |
| Wu | Longquan | 鱟 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鱟, 彩虹 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 熯 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 虹 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 虹 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan County (Cha'ensi) | 虹 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 虹 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang (Meiqiao) | 彩虹 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 虹 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 虹 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 虹 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 虹, 雲虹 |
| Xiang | Hengshan (Baiguo) | 斗雨 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 彩虹 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 虹 |
| Xiang | Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao) | 虹 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蟲 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 虹, 螃蟹夾草 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 拱橋 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 天弓 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 天弓 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 天虹 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 天狗 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 天拱 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 天虹 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 天虹 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 天虹 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 天虹, 天橋 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 虹 |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xū (xu$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xū
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syu
*** Wade–Giles: hsü$^1$
*** Yale: syū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiu
*** Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: xju
Rime :
| Character | 雩 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 況于切 |
| Baxter | xju |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɨo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hio/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xio/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /huə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /xio/ |
| Wang Li | /xĭu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xi̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | heoi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰʷla/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 雩 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 15693 |
| Phonetic component | 于 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 訏 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰʷla/ |

#### Definitions

雩
* Only used in 雩婁／雩娄 (Yúlóu).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* offer sacrifice for rain

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょ (kyo)、こ (ko)
* Kan-on: う (u)、く (ku)
* Kun: あまごい (amagoi, 雩)

## Korean
### Hanja

雩 (eum 우 (u))
* a shamanistic service to pray for rain

## Vietnamese
### Han character

雩: Hán Nôm readings: vu
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation